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| I haven't used my pnumatics for a while and the cylindars are stiff. Has anyone tried oiling them, and if so what oil did you use? Thanks for the help, Derek (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Well, when I built my Visible V-8, they recommended the use of vegetable oil; I used canola and didn't have any problems with it. I haven't yet had to lubricate my pneumatics stuff yet, so I don't know about that particular application, but I (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| Mine were getting sluggish and I put '3in1 Motor Oil' and it worked fine. The cylinders need it be worked a little and then they will work fine -- Legoer, Adam Ogle Matthew Wilkins <mwilkins@nospam.nai.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| It seems to me that very light, clear oils would be best for small parts such as lego machines - light so as not to gum up the works, clear so as not to make an ugly mess. I've used Yomega Brain Lube, which is designed for tiny little yo-yo bearings (...) (25 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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